London, UK, July 9th, 2026, FinanceWire
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Balance@Work is launched by Dr Louise Newson to ensure hormone health is on every employer’s agenda.
The launch coincides with the release of their new survey data this week, in which the majority of women say hormone-related symptoms stop them from performing their best at work.
Dr Louise Newson, Sunday Times bestselling author and hormone expert, today announces the launch of its new dedicated business Balance@Work ‘Hormone Health Working Well.’ The organisation is led by Managing Director Sarah Davies, who brings over ten years of menopause workplace education experience.
The launch coincides with the completion of a large workplace hormone health survey, involving more than 5,500 women. The findings, which will be released next week as part of Balance@Work's The Work You Don't See campaign, reveal the scale of the hidden impact hormone-related symptoms are having on employees, careers and organisations across the UK.
Hormone health has a significant impact on working life, from conditions such as PMDD and PCOS/PMOS to perimenopause and menopause affecting performance, retention and workplace culture. While awareness of menopause has grown considerably in recent years, many employers are now asking a different question: what changes after awareness?
Many organisations have introduced menopause policies or awareness sessions, yet managers still lack confidence, employees often don't know where to find appropriate support and hormone health remains largely absent from everyday workplace conversations.
“We created Balance@Work to help employers move beyond awareness and build the confidence, capability and culture needed to support hormone health properly. Employers who invest now won't simply improve wellbeing - they'll protect productivity, retain experienced talent and build stronger organisations," explains Sarah Davies, Managing Director of Balance@Work.
Balance@Work brings together evidence-based workplace education, practical resources, manager training and clinician-led programmes, helping organisations embed hormone health into everyday working life. Through the wider Newson Health network, employers can also signpost staff to trusted specialist clinicians and evidence-based hormone treatment options where appropriate. Balance@Work partners many organisations, including the Metropolitan Police, Wates, DAC Beachcroft and Diageo.
The launch is accompanied by Balance@Work’s new workplace survey showing how hormone health is impacting performance, retention and workplace culture across the UK. As part of the organisation's The Work You Don’t See Campaign, the new survey data released next week will reveal the hidden impact of hormone related symptoms on workplaces across the UK, with data on how they affect women leaving the workplace and their career decisions.
"For too long, hormone health has been viewed primarily as a personal health issue. In reality, it's also a workforce issue. Employers are losing skills, experience and productivity without fully understanding why. Hormone health challenges should be keeping CEOs and CFOs awake at night. For a business employing around 1,000 people, even a modest improvement in productivity or retention could represent hundreds of thousands of pounds of value each year,” explains Sarah Davies.
“Raising awareness of hormone health, and the impact it has on women’s lives, has been at the heart of everything I do,” said Dr Louise Newson, “Changing and low levels of hormones affect so many women and so it’s no surprise these stats reveal the impact on the workplace too. But the good news is our data also reveals that those who had access to the right hormone treatment reported an improvement in symptoms. I want to shine a spotlight on the workplace, because that is where so many women are suffering in silence, and where the right education and access to evidence-based hormone treatments can genuinely transform lives.”
For more information visit: balanceatwork.co.uk
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Encouraging people to speak about their mental health matters. But a supportive workplace also needs to know what to do when they do.
A menopause policy can be approved, published and technically complete without changing a single employee’s experience.
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